aborigine
[ ab-uh-rij-uh-nee ]
/ ˌæb əˈrɪdʒ ə ni /
noun
one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region.
(initial capital letter) Also Aboriginal. Also called Australian Aborigine.
a member of the people who were the earliest inhabitants of Australia.
aborigines,
the original, native fauna or flora of a region.
Origin of aborigine
1540–50; by back formation from
aborigines < Latin
Aborīginēs the pre-Roman inhabitants of Italy, probably alteration of an earlier ethnonym by association with
ab origine
Words nearby aborigine
aborad,
aboral,
aboriginal,
aboriginalia,
aboriginality,
aborigine,
aborigines,
aborning,
abort,
aborted systole,
aborticide
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British Dictionary definitions for aborigine (1 of 2)
aborigine
/ (ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnɪ) /
noun
an original inhabitant of a country or region who has been there from the earliest known times
Word Origin for aborigine
C16: back formation from
aborigines, from Latin: inhabitants of Latium in pre-Roman times, probably representing some tribal name but associated in folk etymology with
ab origine from the beginning
British Dictionary definitions for aborigine (2 of 2)
Aborigine
/ (ˌæbəˈrɪdʒɪnɪ) /
noun
Also called: Aboriginal
a member of the indigenous people who were living in Australia when European settlers arrived
any of the languages of this people
See also Australian (def. 3)